Downtown is the place to be.

Lakes, rivers, waterfalls and more.

A land of rugged forested mountains, scenic lakes, rushing whitewater rapids and cascading waterfalls, South Carolina's Upcountry is a favorite outdoor adventure, family vacation and day-trip destination.

Explore our historic sites.

Today's travelers may hear echoes of the area's Cherokee heritage in place and river names such as Seneca, Keowee, Jocassee, Tamassee, Tokeena, Toxaway, and Eastatoe. And you'll get a glimpse of life was like on the western frontier (circa 1765).